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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 23)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
34.3 5.35 1.49 34 2 2 0 -0.4
Birth Date7-10-1995
Height6' 4"
Weight200 lbs
Age29 years, 4 months, 14 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2015 GIA Rk AZL 10 10 22.3 0 1 0 13 6 32 0 100 5.2 2.4 0.0 12.9 0% .289 0.85 1.88 2.01 65 1.15 25.3
2016 AUG A SAL 11 11 60.0 3 4 0 49 15 69 2 96 7.4 2.3 0.3 10.4 33% .301 1.07 2.37 2.70 81 3.18 70.3
2016 BRV A+ FSL 6 5 27.0 2 1 0 26 15 30 1 103 8.7 5.0 0.3 10.0 38% .333 1.52 3.40 3.67 104 4.73 104.3
2016 SJO A+ CAL 6 6 33.0 2 2 0 21 12 36 3 92 5.7 3.3 0.8 9.8 35% .237 1.00 3.98 2.73 93 2.51 55.5
2017 BRR Rk AZL 6 5 17.0 1 0 0 14 10 16 0 104 7.4 5.3 0.0 8.5 57% .275 1.41 4.45 2.12 107 3.64 77.4
2018 CAR A+ CAR 21 0 34.7 0 0 0 37 18 41 3 9.6 4.7 0.8 10.6 29% .366 1.59 3.93 4.67 98 5.64 119.2
2019 CAR A+ CAR 20 0 32.7 3 0 1 23 11 53 2 6.3 3.0 0.6 14.6 30% .339 1.04 2.03 2.48 60 2.63 54.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2024 NYN $217,742
2023 LAN $740,000
2022 LAN $
2021 LAN $
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$740,000
2019Current$217,742
2 yrPvs + Cur$957,742
2 yrTotal$957,742

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 134 dET Sports1 year/$900,000 (2024)

Details
  • 1 year/$900,000 (2024). Won arbitration with NY Mets 2/6/24 ($900,000-$815,000). DFA by NY Mets 3/23/24. Released 3/26/24 (due 45 days' termination pay, $217,742). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 4/2/24 (minor-league contract). Salary of $1.1M in majors.
  • 1 year/$740,000 (2023). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/23. Acquired by NY Mets in trade 8/1/23 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 7/29/23.
  • 1 year (2022). Re-signed by LA Dodgers 3/22.
  • 1 year (2021). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/21. Claimed by LA Dodgers off waivers 5/3/21 after being DFA by Milwaukee 4/28/21.
  • 1 year (2020). Contract selected by Milwaukee 9/1/20.
  • Drafted by Milwaukee 2015 (1-18) (Southern Nevada). $2.3338M signing bonus (slot amount).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 8.6 0 0.3 16 10 51.5 40 24 49 7 .243 1.24 4.16 4.6 -7.7 -0.8
80o 7.2 0 0.2 14 8 44.8 38 22 43 7 .258 1.34 4.63 5.12 -9.1 -1.0
70o 6.2 0 0.2 12 7 40.2 36 21 39 7 .269 1.42 4.99 5.51 -9.8 -1.1
60o 5.4 0 0.2 11 7 36.3 34 20 35 6 .279 1.49 5.30 5.85 -10.1 -1.1
50o 4.7 0 0.1 10 6 32.8 32 19 32 6 .288 1.56 5.60 6.18 -10.2 -1.1
40o 4 0 0.1 9 5 29.5 30 18 28 6 .297 1.63 5.90 6.51 -10.2 -1.1
30o 3.4 0 0.1 8 5 25.9 28 17 25 5 .307 1.71 6.23 6.88 -9.9 -1.1
20o 2.7 0 0.1 7 4 21.9 25 15 21 5 .319 1.81 6.63 7.32 -9.4 -1.0
10o 1.9 0 0.1 5 3 16.7 20 12 16 4 .335 1.94 7.20 7.95 -8.2 -0.9
Weighted Mean4.600.110632.03118316.2861.545.546.12-9.8-1.1

Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.
Year Age W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP WHIP ERA DRA H/9 BB/9 K/9 HR/9 WARP
2020245813619144137831462736.3091.525.546.368.55.29.11.7-1.4
2021254613116121110701232236.3001.495.496.318.25.29.21.6-1.1
2022264602815109103631072036.3051.525.586.418.55.28.81.6-1.1
202327350261410295581021836.3051.505.486.308.45.19.01.6-1.0
2024284602815111104641112136.3041.515.556.378.45.29.01.7-1.1
2025294602815111104641122136.3051.515.546.368.45.29.11.7-1.1
2026304602815110103621102136.3041.505.576.408.45.19.01.7-1.1
202731350261410397581032036.3041.505.566.398.45.19.01.7-1.0
2028323502513989255981936.3041.515.566.398.55.19.01.8-1.0

Comparable Players (Similarity Index 90)

Rank Score Name Year Run Average Trend
1 95 Carlos Polanco 2017 0.00 DNP
2 94 Elliot Morris 2015 0.00 DNP
3 94 Buddy Borden 2015 0.00 DNP
4 93 Wei-Chieh Huang 2017 0.00 DNP
5 93 Garrett Gould 2015 0.00 DNP
6 93 Nick Pivetta 2016 0.00 DNP
7 93 Felipe Gonzalez 2015 0.00 DNP
8 93 Logan Taylor 2015 0.00 DNP
9 92 Keegan Akin 2018 0.00 DNP
10 92 Devin Williams 2018 0.00 DNP
11 92 Kelvin Vasquez 2016 0.00 DNP
12 92 Cole Wiper 2015 0.00 DNP
13 91 Alex Young 2017 0.00 DNP
14 91 Miguel Nunez 2016 0.00 DNP
15 91 Corey Littrell 2015 0.00 DNP
16 91 Sam Perez 2018 0.00 DNP
17 91 Dinelson Lamet 2016 0.00 DNP
18 91 Sebastian Vader 2015 0.00 DNP
19 91 Matthew Derosier 2018 0.00 DNP
20 91 Dovydas Neverauskas 2016 0.00 DNP
21 91 Josh James 2016 0.00 DNP
22 91 Luis Rico 2017 0.00 DNP
23 91 Daniel Gossett 2016 0.00 DNP
24 91 Matt Tenuta 2017 0.00 DNP
25 91 Harol Gonzalez 2018 0.00 DNP
26 90 Bennett Parry 2015 0.00 DNP
27 90 Jason Hammel 2006 7.77
28 90 Peter Fairbanks 2017 0.00 DNP
29 90 Matt Withrow 2017 0.00 DNP
30 90 Ryan Lawlor 2017 0.00 DNP
31 90 Kris Honel 2006 0.00 DNP
32 90 Dylan Baker 2015 0.00 DNP
33 90 Mark Appel 2015 0.00 DNP
34 90 Matt Hall 2017 0.00 DNP
35 90 Cody Stashak 2017 0.00 DNP
36 90 Derian Gonzalez 2018 0.00 DNP
37 90 J.A. Happ 2006 0.00 DNP
38 90 Fernando Nieve 2006 4.30
39 90 Caleb Smith 2015 0.00 DNP
40 90 Michael Boyle 2017 0.00 DNP
41 90 Luis Ysla 2015 0.00 DNP
42 90 Cody Poteet 2018 0.00 DNP
43 89 Jae Kuk Ryu 2006 8.40
44 89 Scott Barlow 2016 0.00 DNP
45 89 Yacksel Rios 2016 0.00 DNP
46 89 Luis Cedeno 2018 0.00 DNP
47 89 Chris Ellis 2016 0.00 DNP
48 89 Cristian Castillo 2018 0.00 DNP
49 89 David Palladino 2016 0.00 DNP
50 89 Ty Buttrey 2016 0.00 DNP
51 89 Tyler Eppler 2016 0.00 DNP
52 89 Emilio Ogando 2017 0.00 DNP
53 89 Brock Dykxhoorn 2018 0.00 DNP
54 89 Ian McKinney 2018 0.00 DNP
55 89 Ronald Bay 2007 0.00 DNP
56 89 Sam LeCure 2007 0.00 DNP
57 89 Robinson Leyer 2016 0.00 DNP
58 89 J.D. Martin 2006 0.00 DNP
59 89 Simon Mercedes 2015 0.00 DNP
60 89 Jonathan Harris 2017 0.00 DNP
61 89 Brandon Barker 2016 0.00 DNP
62 89 Wandy Peralta 2015 0.00 DNP
63 89 Johendi Jiminian 2016 0.00 DNP
64 89 Orlando Castro 2015 0.00 DNP
65 89 Carlos Hernandez 2017 0.00 DNP
66 88 Scott Moss 2018 0.00 DNP
67 88 Austin Davis 2016 0.00 DNP
68 88 Brandon Leibrandt 2016 0.00 DNP
69 88 Mike King 2018 0.00 DNP
70 88 Tanner Tully 2018 0.00 DNP
71 88 Heath Fillmyer 2017 0.00 DNP
72 88 Trey Killian 2017 0.00 DNP
73 88 Nate Smith 2015 0.00 DNP
74 88 David Pauley 2006 7.88
75 88 Nathan Baker 2011 0.00 DNP
76 88 Arturo Reyes 2015 0.00 DNP
77 88 Brandon Miller 2018 0.00 DNP
78 88 Emmanuel Ramirez 2018 0.00 DNP
79 88 Jordan Sheffield 2018 0.00 DNP
80 88 Ray Liotta 2006 0.00 DNP
81 88 Brock Hartson 2017 0.00 DNP
82 88 Lake Bachar 2018 0.00 DNP
83 88 Andrew Dobies 2006 0.00 DNP
84 88 Brandon Woodruff 2016 0.00 DNP
85 88 Patrick McAnaney 2009 0.00 DNP
86 88 Chris Huffman 2016 0.00 DNP
87 88 Daniel Haigwood 2007 0.00 DNP
88 88 Trent Szkutnik 2017 0.00 DNP
89 88 Travis Ott 2018 0.00 DNP
90 88 Tyler Skulina 2015 0.00 DNP
91 88 Joel Payamps 2017 0.00 DNP
92 88 Eduar Lopez 2018 0.00 DNP
93 88 Seth Martinez 2018 0.00 DNP
94 88 Jensen Lewis 2007 2.45
95 88 Jimmy Lambert 2018 0.00 DNP
96 88 Kyle Bloom 2006 0.00 DNP
97 88 Andrew Carpenter 2008 0.00
98 88 Kevin Hart 2006 0.00 DNP
99 88 Spencer Turnbull 2016 0.00 DNP
100 88 Hector Silvestre 2016 0.00 DNP

BP Annual Player Comments

YearComment
2017 The changeup is going to be the determining factor for which innings Phil Bickford ultimately calls home in the majors. If he finds a feel for the changeup, the former first-round pick acquired from the Giants for Will Smith has the delivery and arm strength to work through a lineup multiple times as a starter, and the third pitch will give him another offering to sprinkle in there. If it doesn't, Bickford will still have the stuff to pitch in the majors, albeit in a relief role where his slider could play up. His development will be on hold for 50 games following a "drug of abuse" suspension.
2016 Bickford flunked a marijuana test days before the draft, but his control and athleticism convinced the Giants to look past that transgression and make him the first JuCo first-rounder in the organization's history. While he looks more like a Santa Cruz surfer than a San Francisco pitcher, he wields a fastball with explosive late life, a potential plus weapon even when it sits 90-91. Scouts also see the makings of a plus slider. Some voice doubts about Bickford's future as a starter, citing a downtrend in his velocity within outings and a still-fledgling changeup. Following in Beede's footsteps as an ex-Jays draftee who wound up in orange and black, Bickford carries more upside but also more risk. Despite an outstanding debut in the Arizona League, he probably won't sniff the majors until 2018.

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2016-08-15 22:00:00 (link to chat)Hello Wilson! You might know me. Who will have a bigger impact in the long run between ex-Giant prospect Phil Bickford and current Giant prospect Tyler Beede? Thank you?
(WBG from Philippines)		I like Beede by a decent margin there. Was a fan of his arsenal's depth last year, and reports I've seen from this season suggest he's started to implement the physical adjustments he needed while maturing with his sequencing and game management. I think he's a relatively high floor guy rounding out a quality a rotation. I didn't really see it in my brief looks at Bickford, and I know David Lee wasn't convinced earlier this spring at Augusta either. The delivery's kind of stiff and he's got a low drop that discounts his height and leaves the fastball wanting for plane. That's okay to a degree, as he's got deception and some late oomph to get over barrels. But it leaves a thinner margin for error, and he needs to be pretty fine consistently with it because the secondaries weren't all that impressive. Slider showed average movement but he struggled to command it, change didn't do a ton. I'd like him better as a two-pitch guy where the FB could hopefully gain another tick or three over the 89-92 range I saw him sitting. (Wilson Karaman)
2016-06-15 20:00:00 (link to chat)Grant, Have you seen Phil Bickford and what is your opinion of him and his chances of staying in the rotation.
(Arthur from Vegas)		I have not, but fortunately we have a recent eyewitness report on him here. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/eyewitness_pit.php?reportid=370 (Grant Jones)
2016-05-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)What have you been hearing about Phil Bickford so far this year? Not walking many and striking quite a few out in Low-A.
(Mike from CA)		Much more good than bad. Still needs to show more consistency with the slider and the change is hit and miss, but more good than bad is good. (Christopher Crawford)
2016-05-31 19:00:00 (link to chat)Thanks James. Could you rank these Low-A starters in terms of ceiling? Cody Reed (Ariz), Mitch Keller and Phil Bickford...
(Keith from Farmington, CT)		Lots of questions on the D-Backs Cody Reed so far so I'll start off by saying I think he's legit and will touch on him in more depth later on but give me Bickford, Reed, then Keller. (James Fisher)
2016-04-12 18:00:00 (link to chat)Is Phil Bickford a stud or scrub?
(Victor from San Fran)		No. I think he's inbetween those. He had a fantastic debut, though, and his upside might be the highest of any of the Giants pitchers, including Tyler Beede. (Christopher Crawford)


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